NZCA's research programme
Since NZCA achieved degree-granting status, we undertook a committment to generate new knowledge to lift standards in the early childhood and initial teacher education sectors.
Our programme of research conducted has begun to publish a body of research work. The vanguard of our research are the flagship projects.
Te Heru: A framework for Māori success within an initial teacher education programme
By Anne Meade, Roimata Kirikiri, Drina Paratene, and Jenna-Faith Allan
The purposes of this research study were to:
- Explore and illuminate the factors that contribute to Māori students' high retention and completion rates in the Diploma of Teaching (ECE); and
- Identify critical factors for the continued successful completion rates of Māori students enrolled in the new Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) degree programme.
Download a full copy of the report (1.26MB, *.pdf)
Research Articles
Being seen, heard, felt and understood: A first-time experience of Community of Inquiry research by Sandi Tuhakaraina, Elena Meredith, Lesley Robinson and Alison Warren.
The paper explores four steps identified for early childhood self-review (Ministry of Education, 2006): preparing, gathering information, making sense and deciding what to do.
Download the paper here.
